Update 4.1 - Katzrim - Prayer - Ministry

I'm now in route to Katzrim to join believers in ministry for about a week.

Last week on Shabbat was Israel's national day of prayer. Some 2,500 believers from all over Israel came to join together to pray for the nation of Israel to repent and turn to God! Not only that but to pray to the surrounding nations to turn to the true living God.

Remember the pastor in Iran who was set free from execution? There are believers in all nations. If by God's Spirit they turn to Him imagine the results.

Remember Jonah and the 120,000 that came to God out of repentance? There is no reason God cannot do the same today. Imagine Iran, Syria, Egypt, Russia, Lebanon embracing the truth of the Bible and becoming children of the Living God!

You're invited to pray about these changes as well. Don't think for a moment that war in the middle east won't effect you in your country. Unless God intervenes, war will happen.

Ultimately we will all die and when that day comes you need to know that your relationship with God makes you sure you will go to heaven when you die. If you don't know for sure, according to the Bible you are literally playing with fire.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Hell is eternity without Jesus.

Meshushim - It speaks for itself!

Had the opportunity to share the Gospel with 3 people on this day!

Update 04 - Mission Complete - New Mission

Hello my family and friends!

A lot has changed in the pasts 4 days ... The original mission plan was to assist in creating the foundation for a church in Haifa over the next 6 months.  My goal was to finish this plan in the first 3 months before having to leave the country for a mandatory period of time according to Israeli law.  

If I was not granted another 3 month visa, the plans established were created to stand on their own. For contrast, that means if these plans did not work without me being there, they would not be good plans and fail.  

These plans are foundational and will stand without me.  It's been said that if your fingerprints are on the plans it will fail when you leave.  I came up about a week short in that goal.  God's grace allowed me another 3 month visa when I returned from Turkey.  (For you CCSP I visited 4 of the 7 churches that are coming up in Revelation 2-3!)  

Over the course of the next month the plans were finished (remember I was only about 1 week behind the goal). 

As of 10.17.2012 that mission is complete!  Praise the Lord!

Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be broken!

New Mission!

Recon!  There are believers all over Israel.  More than I ever imagined.  It makes me think of Elijah (1 Kings 19:18) when he was convinced that he was the only one left ... my mission now is to find them and serve (minister/volunteer).  

There is more, but for the next 9 days I'm searching out believers in all Israel.  Please keep that in prayer.  Also, please pray that people would receive Jesus into their lives. 

If you believe in Jesus as Savior and Lord of your life as do I, according to the Bible we are brothers or sisters because God is our heavenly Father.  

All I'm doing is finding more family!  I'm also inviting more to be family.  

The Bible tells us to GO and make disciples ... before you can be a disciple you have to make a decision on where you want to be for eternity.

Remember for ALL of us, hell is eternity without Jesus.

In His Loving Grace,

Jonathan

Recounting Today 2012-10-11

I'm waiting now starting the 3rd hour and the 2nd police officer to come and take fingerprints. Sin costs.

The funny thing is that it's not my sin. I just happen to be paying for it. Sounds familiar to you who know the gospel.

If you don't know Jesus please, for your sake, realize that tonight your very life may be required of you.

Walking into an apartment to find a knife on the pillow of the bed may seem like a deliberate message to you but to me it sounds like satan is using fear to distract us from ministering to people.

It's almost like confirmation that we are doing something right. It's been said

"He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose" — Jim Elliot, missionary martyr who lost his life in the late 1950's trying to reach the Auca Indians

I think this often and I'm going to say it so that I am accountable. I have no fear of losing the remainder of my 70-33 years but I sure question if I'd be so bold when it comes (Lord willing) to my future wife and family.

If I had the same situation (knife on pillow) would I react the same. God isn't going to change His promise of salvation. God will remain faithful to protect His saints. I'd just have an overwhelming desire to "help God" protect my future family.

I need a plan for that. A plan based on God's Word to us. I don't want to waver in the time of crises but to stand firm in His Word which promises Salvation which cannot be taken away.

It's a breath full, I know.

Contrast that with the young woman and 9 month old girl I met on the bus this morning who only goes to synagogue because she thinks it's fun. She doesn't believe in all that heaven hell stuff. She is just thankful for her baby and enjoying the time now.

Heaven and Hell are a joke to her. Hell is an awesome party and Heaven is a boring place where people sit around all day.

The truth is hell is really hot and forever is a long time and I don't want anyone to go there. Including the thief who is threatening with a knife.

Please pray God works in their lives before it's too late.

Just heard and felt a jet break the sound barrier. Is it weird that seems normal?

In His Grace,
Jonathan